The ‘boys of summer’ will return to TBS as the network opens its 26-game Major League Baseball (MLB) regular season schedule on Sunday, April 8, with the Tampa Bay Rays hosting their American League East division rival the New York Yankees. The “Sunday MLB on TBS” schedule for 2012, which includes match-ups on the network every Sunday afternoon throughout the regular season, includes multiple appearances by the New York Yankees (April 8,April 29 and May 6) and the Boston Red Sox (April 15, May 20 and May 27). The schedule will also feature a rematch of the 2011 ALCS when Josh Hamilton and the two-time defending AL champion Texas Rangers visit Prince Fielder and the Detroit Tigers on April 22 at 1 p.m. (ET). 2012 SUNDAY MLB ON TBS SCHEDULE
| Date | Time (ET) | Game |
| Sunday, April 8 | 1:30 p.m. | New York Yankees @ Tampa Bay Rays |
| Sunday, April 15 | 1:30 p.m. | Tampa Bay Rays @ Boston Red Sox |
| Sunday, April 22 | 1 p.m. | Texas Rangers @ Detroit Tigers |
| Sunday, April 29 | 1 p.m. | Detroit Tigers @ New York Yankees |
| Sunday, May 6 | 2 p.m. | New York Yankees @ Kansas City Royals |
| Sunday, May 13 | 2 p.m. | Atlanta Braves @ St. Louis Cardinals |
| Sunday, May 20 | 1:30 p.m. | Boston Red Sox @ Philadelphia Phillies |
| Sunday, May 27 | 1:30 p.m. | Tampa Bay Rays @ Boston Red Sox |